STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1597-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 131
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No.
131 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE
     REFERENCE BUREAU TO EVALUATE THE AGRICULTURE LOAN SYSTEM IN
     HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Legislative Reference Bureau to evaluate the agriculture loan
system in Hawaii.

     The Board of Land and Natural Resources, Board of
Agriculture, and the University of Hawaii submitted testimony in
support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 131,
and recommends its adoption.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair